Medieval church.


The parish of Arbory appears to have borne a dual dedication to St Cairbre of Coleraine and St Columbcille: medieval documents refer to 'terram Sancti Carebrie' (1153) and 'ad ecclesiam Sancti Carber' (1291), but also to 'terram Sti. Columbae, herbery vocatam' (1231) and 'Parochia Sti. Columbae' (1511).


The reference to a church in 1291 would appear to confirm the presence of a medieval church on the site, and this may have been in whole or part the structure replaced in 1759 by the present church. The medieval church is itself likely to have replaced an older keeill structure.


Other than it being known that the medieval church stood to the south of the present one, nothing is known of its size or character.


The grid reference is for indicative purposes only.